LEATON JIM BOON SING HAN

Description

Biographical informationLeaton Jim Boon Sing Han (aka Jim Boon Sing) was born in January 1871 in Mularkar. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1888. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked as a cook at the Western Australian Club, St Georges Terrace, Perth, while residing at 87 Lindsay Street, North Perth, in 1916. He moved to 148 Wittenoom Street, Perth, in 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas between May and December 1927 (D).Other nameLeaton Jim Boon Sing Han (differentiated name)HAM LEATTON James (also known as)JIM BOON SING (also known as)Date of birthJanuary 1871

Leaton Jim Boon Sing Han aged 56 in 1927 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1927/66)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Western Australian Club, PerthSubject (place)St Georges Terrace, Perth87 Lindsay Street, North Perth148 Wittenoom Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1927NAA Immigration File 1917-1947 <Not digitised #1605338>NAA Immigration File 1927 <Not digitised #4317072>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5119439>

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceMularkarDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1888

UWA Collected

LEATON JIM BOON SING HAN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA